The International Engine of the Year awards have just been announced. Not to be confused with Ward’s 10 Best Engines, this award is presented by a collection of worldwide auto journalists. The winner is the Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger which unfortunately not an engine we see here in Canada. The runner up, BMW’s 3-litre DI Twin Turbo is featured on many cars in Canada – the 135i, 335i, 535i, X5 35i, X6 35i and Z4. I’m not sure if the single turbo version of this engine which debut in the latest BMW models was in the running for the award.
Winners in each category include:
- Best performance engine: Mercedes-AMG 6.2-litre (C 63 AMG, S 63 AMG, SL 63 AMG, CL 63 AMG, E 63 AMG, CLS 63 AMG, ML 63 AMG)
- Sub 1 litre: Toyota 1-litre three-cylinder (Toyota Aygo, IQ, Yaris/Vitz, Citroën C1, Peugeot 107, Subaru Justy)
- 1.0-1.4L: Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger (VW Golf, Scirocco, Jetta, Touran, Tiguan, Seat Ibiza Cupra)
- 1.4L-1.8L: BMW-PSA 1.6-litre Turbo (MINI Cooper S, Clubman Cooper S, Peugeot 207, 308, MINI JCW, Clubman JCW)
- 1.8L-2.0L: BMW 2-litre Twin Turbo Diesel (123d, X1 23d)
- 2.0L-2.5L: Audi 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbo (Audi TT RS)
- 2.5L-3.0L: BMW 3-litre DI Twin Turbo (135i, 335i, 535i, X5 35i, X6 35i, Z4)
- 3.0L-4.0L: BMW 4-litre V8 (M3)
- Above 4.0L: Mercedes-AMG 6.2-litre (C 63 AMG, S 63 AMG, SL 63 AMG, CL 63 AMG, E 63 AMG, CLS 63 AMG, ML 63 AMG
The engines highlighted in red are not available in Canada.
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